Demetrius Andrade vs. Janibek Alimkhanuly - WBO Ordered

[Ruthless-RKO]

Andrade-Alimkhanuly: WBO Formally Orders Mandatory Middleweight Title Fight

Demetrius Andrade will remain on the outside looking in as it relates to the biggest fights to be made in the middleweight division.

The World Boxing Organization (WBO) has formally approved a request made by the team for Janibek Alimkhanuly to claim the mandatory contender slot in the middleweight division. With the ruling comes the call for Andrade to immediately enter negotiations for the next defense of his WBO middleweight title.

“The WBO World Championship Committee hereby orders the parties herein the commencement of the negotiations for the above-referenced Mandatory Middleweight Championship Contest,” Luis Batista-Salas, chairman of the WBO Championship Committee noted in an official to all involved parties, a copy of which has been obtained by BS.com. “The parties are granted 20-days upon issuing this notice letter to negotiate and reach an agreement, or purse bid proceedings will be called per WBO Regulations of World Championship Contests.”

Terms must be agreed upon by December 20 to avoid a purse bid hearing. Either side can call for an immediate purse bid at any time, while an extension can also be requested if it is agreed by both parties that the additional time will result in a deal being struck.

Andrade is promoted by Matchroom Boxing. Alimkhanuly (11-0, 7KOs) is represented by Top Rank and manager Egis Klimas, the latter who petitioned the WBO to name the Kazakhstani middleweight as the mandatory challenge just one week ago.

Providence’s Andrade (31-0, 19KOs) is coming off a second-round knockout of Ireland’s Jason Quigley atop a November 19 DAZN telecast from Manchester, New Hampshire. The unbeaten two-division titlist was hoping for a much bigger fight for his next ring appearance, preferably a title unification bout with WBC titleholder Jermall Charlo (32-0, 22KOs) or the winner of the currently scheduled December 29 clash between WBA titlist Ryota Murata (16-2, 13KOs) and two-time and reigning IBF beltholder Gennadiy Golovkin (41-1-1, 35KOs) in Saitama, Japan.

Eddie Hearn, chairman of Matchroom Boxing has openly questioned why former WBO junior middleweight titlist Jaime Munguia was able to remain the number-one contender at middleweight without being forced to enter a mandatory title fight. Andrade-Munguia is clearly a more desirable fight than the scenario that Andrade currently faces, which will be his second ordered mandatory title fight inside of a year.

Andrade outpointed prior mandatory challenger Liam Williams this past April at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida. The bout was his first since the pandemic, nearly 15 months after a ninth-round stoppage of Ireland's Luke Keeler last January in Miami Gardens.

is coming off of back-to-back eighth-round stoppages, including his one-sided drubbing of former secondary WBA middleweight titlist Hassan N’Dam N’Jikam on November 20 at Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas. The win came one night following Andrade’s early knockout of Quigley and with the immediate request to next enter a title fight.

Five months prior, Alimkhanuly similarly tore through former WBA secondary titlist Rob Brant in eight rounds this past June 26 at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas.

If the fight heads to a purse bid hearing, all WBO-registered promoters will be eligible to participate. The minimum accepted bid is $200,000 for the fight.

[apollo creed]

Wow, thats a nice fight for Andrade. His first tough opponent at mw. I'd say in terms of difficulty, Janibek is on a par or maybe a more difficult opponent than Charlo, Eubank Jr or Munguia.

Lets see if Andrade has the balls to take this fight and if he'd beat Janibek.

[TonyJ]

Watch Andrade duck this fight after talking all that crap.

[Enlightened-One]

I’d favour Janibek Alimkhanuly to defy the betting odds by upsetting Andrade.

But I suspect Andrade will duck Janibek Alimkhanuly, by vacating his middleweight crown and making the jump to 168lbs to become the mandatory challenger to the soon-to-be-vacated WBO title.

I really feel that Andrade won’t face Janibek Alimkhanuly. But if he does, it’ll be Boo Boo’s sternest test for more than four years.

[apollo creed]

Watch Andrade duck this fight after talking all that crap.

The irony.

[apollo creed]

I’d favour Janibek Alimkhanuly to defy the betting odds by upsetting Andrade.

But I suspect Andrade will duck Janibek Alimkhanuly, by vacating his middleweight crown and making the jump to 168lbs to become the mandatory challenger to the soon-to-be-vacated WBO title.

I really feel that Andrade won’t face Janibek Alimkhanuly. But if he does, it’ll be Boo Boo’s sternest test for more than four years.

Yeah I could see that move but if Andrade will fight Jani then it's a nice statement.

At 168 in the wbo rankings are Parker, Jacobs, Lemieux and Benavidez.

[KiwiRider]

If Andrade is always moaning no one will fight him, surely he would not turn down this fight?
Vacating his belt would make him a risk vs no reward wouldn't it?

[Bandog]

If Andrade is always moaning no one will fight him, surely he would not turn down this fight?
Vacating his belt would make him a risk vs no reward wouldn't it?

He's already a high risk low reward apparently, if Charlo, Mungia, GGG, Canelo, Eubank Jr. won't fight him.

I hope he takes it. Finally someone wants to fight, and a great opponent. It seems odd he has 2 mandatorys enforced within a 1 yr period, while never ordering Mungia to fight while mandatory? Mungia or GGG vs Murata winner would be much more lucrative, but what the hell. Make the damn fight!

[ironbeard]

I hope this happens. Alimkhanuly would be a legit test. I would favor Andrade.

[gregregegg]

Good fight this, Arguably 1 or 2 fights too soon for Alimk but still a very live dog. Watch Andrade start to understand the concept of "Risk vs reward" and attempt anything but this fight.

P.s didnt andrade just fight a mandatory or was quigly a piss weak volantary?

[KiwiRider]

Good fight this, Arguably 1 or 2 fights too soon for Alimk but still a very live dog. Watch Andrade start to understand the concept of "Risk vs reward" and attempt anything but this fight.

P.s didnt andrade just fight a mandatory or was quigly a piss weak volantary?

Piss weak, and if you listen to Andrade's garbage, the only guy on the planet who would fight him.
Williamson was a voluntary, Quigley held some WBO NABO strap, whatever the heck that is, and the WBO Inter is vacant and I'm getting a headache. So maybe not a mandatory.

[Enlightened-One]

If Andrade is always moaning no one will fight him, surely he would not turn down this fight?
Vacating his belt would make him a risk vs no reward wouldn't it?

Andrade has essentially vacated two world title reigns at 154lbs for no real reason.

He has form, meaning that if he’s done it before multiple times, he’s obviously capable of doing it again.

[Bandog]

To the ignorant that don't know: Quigley wasn't a mandatory. Liam Williams was a mandatory last April. Name one champion, major belt holder, that has 2 (two) mandatories ordered within a one year period. Any major beltholder....I'll wait, and stand corrected when I see it.

[KiwiRider]

To the ignorant that don't know: Quigley wasn't a mandatory. Liam Williams was a mandatory last April. Name one champion, major belt holder, that has 2 (two) mandatories ordered within a one year period. Any major beltholder....I'll wait, and stand corrected when I see it.

Excuse me for being ignorant, but Williams only held the WBO intercontinental, Munguia holds that now, if Williams was mandatory with that belt, why isn't Munguia?

[Bandog]

Claims that Andrade vacated his belt multiple times have only been made by trolls. He was stripped once, and here is the only time he did it, to move up.
https://www.BS.com/demetrius-a ... gg--121693

[Bandog]

To the ignorant that don't know: Quigley wasn't a mandatory. Liam Williams was a mandatory last April. Name one champion, major belt holder, that has 2 (two) mandatories ordered within a one year period. Any major beltholder....I'll wait, and stand corrected when I see it.

Excuse me for being ignorant, but Williams only held the WBO intercontinental, Munguia holds that now, if Williams was mandatory with that belt, why isn't Munguia?

Mungia was, for at least a year if I'm not mistaken, but chose to give it up apparently, not confident of winning against Andrade is my only guess.

[gregregegg]

To the ignorant that don't know: Quigley wasn't a mandatory. Liam Williams was a mandatory last April. Name one champion, major belt holder, that has 2 (two) mandatories ordered within a one year period. Any major beltholder....I'll wait, and stand corrected when I see it.

Excuse me for being ignorant, but Williams only held the WBO intercontinental, Munguia holds that now, if Williams was mandatory with that belt, why isn't Munguia?

Mungia was, for at least a year if I'm not mistaken, but chose to give it up apparently, not confident of winning against Andrade is my only guess.

Not wanting 25% vs andrade when he can Mabey earn tripple the purse (probably more) for an easier fight with GGG. cant knock that logic honestly.

[bobcatbox]

What a sad reality Andrade lives in. The dude can really box… bummer…

[margaret thatcher]

as has already been shown (like diaz-haney) a lot of time the ppl crying duck still keep crying about it even when the guy fights them. you cant please the crybabies

[apollo creed]

If Andrade is always moaning no one will fight him, surely he would not turn down this fight?
Vacating his belt would make him a risk vs no reward wouldn't it?

[apollo creed]

Good fight this, Arguably 1 or 2 fights too soon for Alimk but still a very live dog. Watch Andrade start to understand the concept of "Risk vs reward" and attempt anything but this fight.

P.s didnt andrade just fight a mandatory or was quigly a piss weak volantary?

[Ruthless-RKO]

Excuse me for being ignorant, but Williams only held the WBO intercontinental, Munguia holds that now, if Williams was mandatory with that belt, why isn't Munguia?

Mungia was, for at least a year if I'm not mistaken, but chose to give it up apparently, not confident of winning against Andrade is my only guess.

Not wanting 25% vs andrade when he can Mabey earn tripple the purse (probably more) for an easier fight with GGG. cant knock that logic honestly.

Just because your mandatory doesn’t mean your getting 25%. That’s only if it goes to purse bids.

[apollo creed]

I wonder if Andrade will pay Jani step aside money?

Indeed this would be Andrade's first legit opponent @ 160.

Will Andrade vacate his wbo mw belt and move up at 168 and fight for the wbo smw belt? At 168 in the wbo rankings are guys like Parker, Jacobs, Lemieux and Benavidez. Canelo would probably vacate his straps at 168.

[DrDuke]

Andrade in a good fight? What a shocker. Unfortunately, Andrade gotta win this. I guess, he's able to outbox Alimkhanuly. Yet I hope Al whoops him badly.

[Enlightened-One]

To the ignorant that don't know: Liam Williams was a mandatory last April. Name one champion, major belt holder, that has 2 (two) mandatories ordered within a one year period. Any major beltholder....I'll wait, and stand corrected when I see it.

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